Rapier, the swept hilt made up of a pommel of ten-sided, cylindrical form; diagonally fluted grip bound with copper wire; single curved rear quillon, widening towards the end; hilt-arms, double ring joined to the knuckle-guard by a loop, all of hexagonal section with two transverse bars on the inner side, the whole of blued steel lightly decorated with punched patterns of flowing lines and dots. The blade of hexagonal section, the single groove incised with the words:

LAMBER / TENGO

(no doubt a reference to the Lambertengo or Lambertenghi family of Milan). The ricasso is stamped on each side with the place-name Caino, and a mark S/T.